Illegal rare earth mining escalates near Chinese border since Myanmar coup

Naypyitaw:  Illegal rare earth mining has spiked in northern Kachin State, which is located near to the  Chinese border, following Myanmar’s Feb. 1 coup in areas controlled by a junta-sponsored militia, media reports said.

At least 62 arrested for illegal mining in Ghana

Accra/UNI: At least 62 people were arrested on suspicion of illegal mining at the western Ghanaian town of Kenyasi, police said on Saturday.